Jan Moller, La. Budget Project (2015)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2015-04-20
Duration: 00:29:01
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Moller, Jan | Louisiana Budget Project | STATE BUDGET | Taxes | HIGHER EDUCATION | Early childhood education
Contributors:
- Moller, Jan Speaker
- Bronson, Melanie Speaker
Description
A speech by Jan Moller before the Baton Rouge Press Club on April 20, 2015. Moller is the director of the Louisiana Budget Project. He discusses: the Budget Project’s mission to promote tax and budget policies that help low and moderate income families; the current state budget situation; research and recommendations for the state budget deficit; the Earned Income Tax Credit; need-based aid for higher education; early childhood care and education; the inventory tax; higher education tuition and fees; and corporate taxes. Melanie Bronson, the executive director for the Policy Institute for Children also speaks about the importance of early childhood care and education and the Ready Louisiana Campaign.